The rise and rise of optical fibers

Authors
Gambling, WA
Citation
Wa. Gambling, The rise and rise of optical fibers, IEEE S T QU, 6(6), 2000, pp. 1084-1093
Citations number
34
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Eletrical & Eletronics Engineeing
Journal title
IEEE JOURNAL OF SELECTED TOPICS IN QUANTUM ELECTRONICS
ISSN journal
1077260X → ACNP
Volume
6
Issue
6
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1084 - 1093
Database
ISI
SICI code
1077-260X(200011/12)6:6<1084:TRAROO>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
During the second half of the 20th Century there were several technological revolutions, one of the most important being the supplanting of telecommun ication over copper wires, and of much satellite communication, by optical transmission over glass fibers. This has transformed, and continues to tran sform, our handling of information. It has, along with software and microel ectronics, created the information society.